"Key" fruit in a pie Crossword Clue

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"Key" fruit in a pie Crossword Answer

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(noun)
1. any of various related trees bearing limes
2. a white crystalline oxide used in the production of calcium hydroxide
(verb)
1. spread birdlime on branches to catch birds
2. cover with lime so as to induce growth

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

FRUIT (noun)
1. an amount of a product
2. the consequence of some effort or action
FRUIT (verb)
1. bear fruit
2. cause to bear fruit
PIE (noun)
1. a prehistoric unrecorded language that was the ancestor of all Indo-European languages
2. dish baked in pastry-lined pan often with a pastry top

Hint 3: Anagram

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More NYT Easy Mode Crossword (11/15/2024) Answers

Across

1. Eastern European pancakes

6. Affirmative response

9. Like a wolf, but not a Westiepoo

13. Champing at the bit

16. Competitor of Nike and Adidas

17. "That's a really bad hiding spot"

18. Mailed

19. "___ in Black" (Will Smith sci-fi franchise)

20. Really digging

21. Capital of the Czech Republic

23. What Fiona turns into at night, in "Shrek"

24. Old-fashioned version of a refrigerator

25. "You familiar with that?"

29. Jump or gasp, e.g.

30. Most high-school students

31. Bit of advice from someone with experience

34. Rooney ___, "The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo" actress

35. Targets of sanitizing wipes

36. Some spaghetti-strapped tops

37. Every one.

38. Start to stop, as a storm

39. See 36-Down

40. "I mean, it's hard to disagree with that, but …"

43. Kicks out

44. Feature of a comet or a corgi

45. Like the moon, compared to the sun, in relation to Earth

46. That woman's

47. Crispy lunch sandwich

50. Baroque stringed instrument

51. Still to be decided

54. Something written down during a brainstorming session

55. "Wait, I bet I can guess …"

56. Lima's place

57. Abbreviation after a business phone number

58. Past transactions on Uber, e.g.

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Down

1. Feature of a baseball cap

2. Delicate material

3. Setting for "Reading Lolita in Tehran"

4. Diarist Anaïs

5. Flash of understanding

6. Toy that has its ups and downs?

7. Self, in psychology

8. Very small amount, from the French

9. Bright green condiment in a sushi restaurant

10. "Oh, look at the time!"

11. Open-source operating system

12. November 15th, e.g.

14. Rock, reggae or R&B

15. One-on-one conversations, in French

22. Ones handing out yellow and red cards

23. Willy in "Free Willy"

24. Like a mathematical operation that leads to the same result no matter how many times it is applied

25. Humorist Bombeck

26. Meat from a calf

27. One heading to the polls before Election Day

28. Any episode of "I Love Lucy," by the 1960s

32. One-named model from Somalia

33. Send a message to, slangily

35. Feminist writer Stein

36. With 39-Across, astronomer who co-created "Cosmos: A Personal Voyage"

38. Henry who founded Time

39. ___ Sweets (cigar brand)

41. Bird, in French

42. Donna ___, "The Goldfinch" author

43. Avoid, as danger

45. Cut out, as a coupon

46. Something you might ask for if you're stuck on a puzzle

47. Like a worn-out tire

49. Uno dos

52. Chicken ___

53. Director Roth

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